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According to NRF’s 2014 Father’s Day Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average person will spend $113.80 on neckties, tools, electronics and other special gifts for dad, slightly down from $119.84 last year. Total spending for the holiday is expected to reach $12.5 billion.

After splurging on tablets and smartphones, beauty supplies, apparel and jewelry for mom last year, consumers this year will celebrate Mother’s Day keeping practicality in mind.

Ready for sunshine, chocolate eggs and jellybeans, consumers will welcome the Easter Bunny with open arms this year.

Having a plethora of options for how to use their tax refunds, more Americans this year are opting to stash their cash away for a rainy day.

On the heels of a healthy yet modest holiday shopping season, cautious consumers aren’t quite ready to splurge on Valentine’s Day this year, continuing to keep their budgets in check.

The most watched professional sport in America will draw an estimated 181 million viewers – 75.4 percent – when the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, February 2 for Super Bowl XLVIII.

NRF filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit opposing new federal trucking regulations on drivers’ hours of service set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, saying the regulations were arbitrary and capricious.

NRF filed an amicus brief with the National Labor Relations Board requesting that it reject a request by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union that it certify that workers in the women’s shoe department at the flagship Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City constitute a bargaining unit for union organizing.

The National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, the National Association of Convenience Stores and two retailers filed a lawsuit in federal court saying the Federal Reserve failed to follow key requirements of a 2010 law when it adopted a flawed cap on debit card swipe fees that took effect this fall.